Back late Monday night from our 3 week Norwegian and Baltic cruise, which we on the whole enjoyed--the food was excellent and the ship (Konigsdam of Holland America) very accommodating for my mobility issues. We carried a manual wheelchair for use on land and rented a scooter for onboard use--very helpful. My wife struggled wheeling me on cobblestones and up inclines/over curbs. We saw some interesting cities we'd never been to (Helsinki, Tallinn, Stockholm and many others), if only briefly. Having traveled before ALS making our own arrangements and staying in a small area for an extended time, the rigidity of the cruise schedule was hard to adjust to (6 hours in Copenhagen, 7 in Helsinki, e.g.). Nice to have meals taken care of, and no need to unpack and repack. Met some nice people--lots of Dutch and Aussies. My legs continue to weaken, but other ALS symptom seem to have remained stable. Thankfully I was able to enjoy the good food. If we do another I think we'd try to make independent arrangements for shore excursions, rather than relying on the cruise company, and pick an itinerary that focused on natural surroundings (like Alaska) rather than cultural centers.

Had a lovely weekend with my eldest daughter and granddaughter staying so that my very tired husband could get away for the weekend to the seaside and have a break. So we both hit Monday feeling chilled and relax.

Smiles from a happy Wendy

Hopefully I have managed to attached a picture of my granddaughter such a gorgeous little pickle

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Wednesday here again (that's a good thing). Been picking out tile, sinks, vanities etc for our bathroom redo. What a pain! Leave next Monday for our Rhine cruise in Europe so have been humping this week.

We arrived home from our trip to Yellowstone yesterday. I am beat and taking it really easy for a few days as I try to recover. It was a great and interesting trip. I will write a post about it in a few days.

Don't check in as often as i should, but i am still doing ok. Just got back from another 3 month evaluation today. Respiratory still above normal, and did swallow fluoroscopy which went well. They said i have some slowness and twitching in my tongue but that was all. legs are still progressing, strength in feet/ankles is great but am experiencing minor drop foot in right when walking, they think it just fatigues super fast so they are getting me an afo. Right arm is useless, and left feels to be starting early signs. Speech is good yet. All things considered i feel i am doing well.

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